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Slysven: /* Display Options */ - minor update to explain how the Show Lines/Paragraph doesn't do what might be expected

2026-04-13T00:45:12Z

Display Options: - minor update to explain how the Show Lines/Paragraph doesn't do what might be expected

Slysven: /* Display Options */ - add information about some Servers using Control-characters as normal ones.

2026-04-12T23:33:18Z

Display Options: - add information about some Servers using Control-characters as normal ones.

Slysven: /* Spell Checking */ - add detail about how user-dictionary words are marked by the spell checker

2026-04-12T23:26:18Z

Spell Checking: - add detail about how user-dictionary words are marked by the spell checker

Vadi: Add detailed documentation moved from UI tooltips (issue #1885): ambiguous width chars, keybindings, timer debug, text analyzer, menu icons, glyph usage

2026-04-12T17:30:17Z

Add detailed documentation moved from UI tooltips (issue #1885): ambiguous width chars, keybindings, timer debug, text analyzer, menu icons, glyph usage

Tamarindo: /* Profile Preferences */

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Profile Preferences

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Zooka: Zooka moved page Profile Preferences to Manual:Profile Preferences: to include in manual namespace, same as other pages

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Zooka moved page Profile Preferences to Manual:Profile Preferences: to include in manual namespace, same as other pages

Zooka at 06:30, 23 June 2024

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Zooka: initial creation

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= Profile Preferences =

The Preferences windows (default key: Alt+P, or accessible from the top toolbar) allows you to modify options for each individual profile you create. You can enable/disable [[Manual:Supported Protocols|protocols]], change word wrapping, fonts selection and many other settings. Most options are self-explanatory, but also have a tooltip with further information on what the options does.

[[File:Profile preferences.png|thumb|center|Profile preferences screen]]

Some options requiring further explanation are listed here;

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:left"
! Preferences Tab !! Option !! Information
|-
| Colour view || BOLD is bright || Some MUDS use bold formatting codes to enable bright colours instead of actual '''bold''' formatting, this option allows this occur.
|}

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 * '''Show Line/Paragraphs''': Shows line ending markers
-** Displays symbols at the end of each line
+** (''Intended to display symbols at the end of each line and the end of the text but not yet available/implemented'')
-** Useful for identifying different types of line endings
+** Currently puts a faint line under each text line.
-** Helps debug text processing scripts
+** Intended to eventually help debug text processing scripts by clearly indicating the extents of the text.
 * '''Show invisible Unicode control characters''': Displays potentially problematic Unicode characters

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 ** '''Unicode Control Pictures''': Show symbolic representations (⌐, ␍, ␊, etc.)
 ** '''CP437 (OEM Font)-like''': Show DOS-style representations
-** Useful for debugging server output or identifying formatting issues
+** Useful for debugging server output or identifying formatting issues or, in the CP437 mode the Server is trying to emulate a MSDos text window and uses some ASCII control characters as normal displayable character.
 * '''Show connection status on tabs''': Displays connection indicators on profile tabs

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 * '''System/Mudlet dictionary''': Enable spell checking using system or Mudlet dictionaries
 ** Uses your operating system's spell checker when available
-** Provides red underlines for misspelled words in the input line
+** Provides red wavey underlines for misspelled words in the input line, and cyan dashed underlines for words not in the System/Mudlet dictionary that are present in the User dictionary
 ** Dropdown shows available languages based on your system configuration

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 ** Encodings marked with '''m''' are provided by Mudlet rather than your operating system
 ** ''Troubleshooting'': If you see question marks (�) or broken characters instead of text, try UTF-8 first, then consult your game's documentation
 === Miscellaneous Options ===
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 ** Helpful for monitoring multiple games or staying aware of important events while multitasking
 ** Works with your operating system's notification system
 === Game Protocols ===
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 ==== Room Symbol Font Configuration ====
-* '''2D Map Room Symbol Font''': Choose font for room symbols and labels
+* '''2D Map Room Symbol Font''': Select the only or the primary font used (depending on the ''Only use symbols (glyphs) from chosen font'' setting) to produce the 2D mapper room symbols.
 ** Monospace fonts often work best for consistent symbol alignment
 ** Font choice impacts readability of room information
-* '''Only use symbols (glyphs) from chosen font''': Restricts symbols to selected font
+* '''Only use symbols (glyphs) from chosen font''': Using a single font is likely to produce a more consistent style but may cause the ''font replacement character'' ('ï¿½') to show if the font does not have a needed glyph (a font's individual character/symbol) to represent the grapheme (what is to be represented). Clearing this checkbox will allow the best alternative glyph from another font to be used to draw that grapheme.
-* '''Show symbol usage''': Opens dialog showing which symbols are being used
+* '''Show Glyph Usage''': Opens a display showing all the symbols used in the current map and whether they can be drawn using just the specified font, any other font, or not at all.
-** Helpful for understanding font requirements
+** Shows the sequence of Unicode ''code-points'' that make up each symbol, so that they can be identified even if they cannot be displayed
-** Useful when troubleshooting symbol display issues
+** Lists up to the first thirty-two rooms that are using each symbol, which may help identify any unexpected or odd cases
 ==== Player Room Marker Customization ====

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